Rich Central student charged with sexual assault

A 17-year-old Rich Central High School student faced with a felony sexual assault charge is being held on $100,000 bail at the Cook County Jail, according to the Cook County Sheriff's Office.

After school on Nov. 25, Cleophus C. Mooney, of the 700 block of Violet Lane in Matteson,

followed a 20-year-old special education student at Rich Central from their bus stop to her house, according to the sheriff's office. Mooney forced his way into her home and sexually assaulted her, police said.

The victim identified her attacker as "CC." Mooney's nickname is CC, which led school officials to identify him as the attacker, sheriff's police said. He was arrested on Monday.